Stanford-Binet test |
an intelligence test that is a revision of the Binet-Simon scale. |
stanhope |
a light open carriage with one seat and two or four wheels, drawn by one horse. |
Stanislaus |
a sixty-five mile long river in California. [2 definitions] |
stank |
a past tense of stink. |
Stanley Kubrick |
U.S. filmmaker (b.1928--d.1999). |
stannic |
of or containing tin, esp. when tetravalent. |
stannous |
of or containing tin, esp. when bivalent. |
stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that are separated typographically from other similar groups and that often have a regular meter and rhyme scheme. |
stapes |
the innermost of three tiny bones found in the middle ear of mammals; stirrup. (See incus, malleus.) |
staph |
staphylococcus. |
staphylococcus |
any of various spherical bacteria that occur in clusters and can cause boils, abscesses, and other infections in humans. |
staple1 |
a short, thin, U-shaped piece of stiff wire designed to be pushed through several sheets of paper or the like and then bent inward to serve as a fastener. [3 definitions] |
staple2 |
a food that is considered essential, such as sugar or flour. [7 definitions] |
staple crop |
one of a region's most important crops, typically constituting a major portion of the region's diet. |
staple gun |
a tool that shoots a staple into something hard like a wall or wood. |
stapler |
a tool in a home or office that uses staples to attach papers together. |
star |
any of a vast number of celestial bodies that emit tremendous heat and light, and which can be visible from earth as points of light in the night sky. [11 definitions] |
starboard |
the right-hand side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward. (Cf. port2.) [3 definitions] |
starch |
an edible carbohydrate found in grains, potatoes, and many other foods. [3 definitions] |
Star Chamber |
a former English tribunal, composed of royal councillors, that became notorious for its secret sessions, arbitrary judgments, and severe punishments. [2 definitions] |
starchy |
of, like, or containing starch. [3 definitions] |